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Sun’s Network File System (NFS)
49. Sun's Network File System (NFS). One of the first uses of distributed client/server computing was in the realm of distributed file systems. In such an environment, there are a number of client machines and one server (or a few); the server stores the data on its disks, and clients request data through well-formed protocol messages. Figure depicts the basic setup. Client 0. Client 1. Network Server Client 2. RAID. Client 3. Figure : A Generic Client/Server System As you can see from the picture, the server has the disks, and clients send messages across a Network to access their directories and files on those disks. Why do we bother with this arrangement? ( , why don't we just let clients use their local disks?) Well, primarily this setup allows for easy sharing of data across clients.
Sun’s Network File System (NFS) One of the first uses of distributed client/server computing was in the realm of distributed file systems. In such an environment, there are a ... oped by Sun Microsystems, and is known as the Sun Network File Sys-tem (or NFS) [S86]. In defining NFS, Sun took an unusual approach: in-
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